Courses
WRTG A080 Basic Writing & Reading 3-4 Credits
Introduces college writing and reading skills. Develops sentences, paragraphs and short essays. Introduces strategies for effective revision. Enhances reading comprehension and vocabulary for academic reading.
Registration Restrictions: Appropriate score on placement test or departmental approval.
WRTG A090 Writing & Reading Strategies 3-4 Credits
Develops college writing and reading strategies. Reviews sentence and paragraph structure as part of the development of essays. Emphasizes revision techniques for essays and critical reading in academic texts.
Registration Restrictions: If prerequisite is not satisfied, appropriate score on placement test or departmental approval is required.
Prerequisites: WRTG A080 with a minimum grade of C or (Accuplacer-Reading Comp with a score of 050 and Accuplacer-Sentence Skills with a score of 060) or Accuplacer-Sum AASS + AARC with a score of 110 or (Accuplacer NG Writing with a score of 235 and Accuplacer NG Reading with a score of 235) or Accuplacer NG AAWR + AARE with a score of 470.
WRTG A092 English Skills Lab 1-2 Credits
Provides individualized and/or group instruction to improve basic reading and writing skills for academic purposes. Focuses on skill development to increase vocabulary and to improve reading comprehension & fluency, grammar, punctuation, and word choice. Includes guided practice in reading strategies and incorporates writing strategies for revising, editing, and proofreading.
Registration Restrictions: Appropriate score on English placement test or departmental approval.
WRTG A110 Introduction to College Writing 3 Credits
Prepares students for WRTG A111. Emphasizes composition of essays for academic writing. Includes critical reading, analysis and integration of sources to enhance students' writing. Practices revising and editing to improve clarity, coherence and purpose.
Registration Restrictions: If prerequisite is not satisfied, appropriate score on placement test or departmental approval is required.
Prerequisites: WRTG A090 with a minimum grade of C or (Accuplacer-Reading Comp with a score of 065 and Accuplacer-Sentence Skills with a score of 075) or Accuplacer-Sum AASS + AARC with a score of 140 or (Accuplacer NG Writing with a score of 250 and Accuplacer NG Reading with a score of 250) or Accuplacer NG AAWR + AARE with a score of 500 or Enhanced ACT English with a score of 18 or EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT SCORE with a score of 450.
WRTG A111 Writing Across Contexts 3 Credits
An introduction to writing strategies and processes for reading and responding to rhetorical situations across a variety of public and academic contexts.
Prerequisites: WRTG A110 with a minimum grade of C or (Accuplacer-Reading Comp with a score of 080 and Accuplacer-Sentence Skills with a score of 090) or Accuplacer-Sum AASS + AARC with a score of 170 or (Accuplacer NG Writing with a score of 265 and Accuplacer NG Reading with a score of 265) or Accuplacer NG AAWR + AARE with a score of 530 or Enhanced ACT English with a score of 22 or EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT SCORE with a score of 560.
Attributes: UAA Written Communication GER.
WRTG A192 Accelerated Learning Program 2 Credits
Provides support for WRTG A111 in a group setting.
Special Note: This is part of the Accelerated Learning Program.
Registration Restrictions: WRTG A192 is a co-requisite support course linking an Accelerated Learning Program section to a WRTG A111 section. Eligibility is determined by the Department of Writing and requires the completion of a contract signed by an advisor.
Corequisites: WRTG A111.
WRTG A211 Writing and the Humanities 3 Credits
Introduces what writing is and does and how people learn to do it in the humanities, with a focus on the disciplinary questions, methods and reasoning that shape the genres and writing practices in the field.
Prerequisites: WRTG A111 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A1W with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A2W with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A3W with a minimum grade of C or EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT SCORE with a score of 610 or Enhanced ACT English with a score of 30.
Attributes: UAA Written Communication GER.
WRTG A212 Writing and the Professions 3 Credits
An introduction to what writing is and does and how people learn to do it in the professions, with a focus on the disciplinary questions, methods and reasoning that shape the genres and writing practices in the field.
Registration Restrictions: If prerequisite is not satisfied, appropriate SAT, ACT or AP scores or approved UAA placement test is required.
Prerequisites: WRTG A111 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A1W with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A2W with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A3W with a minimum grade of C or EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT SCORE with a score of 610 or Enhanced ACT English with a score of 30.
Attributes: UAA Written Communication GER.
WRTG A213 Writing and the Sciences 3 Credits
An introduction to what writing is and does and how people learn to do it in the sciences, with a focus on the disciplinary questions, methods and reasoning that shape the genres and writing practices in the field.
Prerequisites: WRTG A111 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A1W with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A2W with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A3W with a minimum grade of C or EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT SCORE with a score of 610 or Enhanced ACT English with a score of 30.
Attributes: UAA Written Communication GER.
WRTG A214 Arguing Across Contexts 3 Credits
Instruction and practice in written research-supported arguments for a variety of audiences, with an emphasis on rhetorical strategies across a variety of public and academic contexts.
Prerequisites: WRTG A111 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A1W with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A2W with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A3W with a minimum grade of C or EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT SCORE with a score of 610 or Enhanced ACT English with a score of 30.
Attributes: UAA Written Communication GER.
WRTG A280 Introduction to Grant Writing 1-3 Credits
Introduces grant writing, with a focus on locating funding sources, networking with community partners and potential funders, and drafting, revising, and submitting grant proposals.
Registration Restrictions: Completion of prerequisite or instructor approval
Prerequisites: WRTG A111 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A1W with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A211 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A212 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A213 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A214 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A2W with a minimum grade of C or Enhanced ACT English with a score of 30 or EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT SCORE with a score of 610.
WRTG A290 Selected Topics in Writing 1-3 Credits
Explores a range of topics and strategies relevant to writers who will write in public and professional contexts.
Prerequisites: WRTG A111 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A1W with a minimum grade of C.
WRTG A295 Internship in Community or Professional Writing 1-6 Credits
Offers opportunity to explore career options in community or professional writing early in students' degree path. Provides mentored, experience-based learning opportunities to apply writing knowledge, skills, and strategies while working with community partners. Enables students to transfer classroom concepts to workplace settings and develop applied writing skills.
Special Note: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.
Prerequisites: WRTG A111 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A1W with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A211 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A212 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A213 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A214 with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A2W with a minimum grade of C or WRTG A3W with a minimum grade of C or EVIDENCE-BASED READ/WRIT SCORE with a score of 610 or Enhanced ACT English with a score of 30.